Participating in a support group: experience lived by women with breast cancer Participación en un grupo de apoyo: experiencia de mujeres con cáncer de mama Participação em grupo de apoio: experiência de mulheres com câncer de mama

• Main Authors: Cleoneide Paulo Oliveira Pinheiro (Author), Raimunda Magalhães da Silva (Author), Marli Villela Mamede (Author), Ana Fátima Carvalho Fernandes (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade de São Paulo, 2008-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The goal of the study was to understand the meaning of support groups in the life of women with breast cancer. It is a qualitative study with 30 mastectomized women who belonged to six support groups in the city of Fortaleza, Ceará. Data were collected with semi-structured interviews, organized and...